Explore the Family Name Lingard

The meaning of Lingard

English: habitational name from Lingart, Lancashire, or Lingards Wood in Marsden, Yorkshire, both named from Old English līn ‘flax’ + garthr ‘enclosure’.

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How common is the last name Lingard in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lingard has seen a modest increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lingard was ranked the 33,090th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 32,236th spot, representing a 2.58% change. The number of individuals with this surname also saw an increase, from 652 in 2000 to 715 in 2010, marking a 9.66% jump. Despite these increases, the proportion per 100,000 remained unchanged at 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,090	#32,236	2.58%
Count	652	715	9.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.24	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lingard

The ethnicity profile for the Lingard surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts over the decade. The largest ethnic identity associated with the surname was white, which increased slightly from 58.59% in 2000 to 59.02% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity was black, although it experienced a slight decrease from 36.35% to 35.66%. Those identifying as having two or more races also decreased, going down by 20.68% within the decade. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation among the Lingards emerged in 2010, accounting for 2.10%, whereas there were no recorded instances in 2000. There were no changes noted for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, with both remaining at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	58.59%	59.02%	0.73%
Black	36.35%	35.66%	-1.9%
Two or More Races	3.53%	2.8%	-20.68%
Hispanic	0%	2.1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%